Coronavirus

Rights body questions integrity of upcoming Myanmar vote amid conflict, pandemic

Sep 24, 2020 10:04

An international rights organization has cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming general elections in Myanmar, as tens of thousands of minorities in the Buddhist-majority country remain without the right to vote.
Global income from work dropped by $3.5 trillion due to virus

Sep 24, 2020 08:57

Income earned from work globally had a drop of an estimated 10.7%, or $3.5 trillion, in the first nine months of 2020 in comparison to the same period a year ago, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus pandemic scuppers Treasury's Autumn Budget

Sep 24, 2020 05:05

The Treasury (the UK’s economic and finance ministry) has abandoned plans to present an Autumn Budget later this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indian Nobel laureate fears pandemic may drive up child exploitation

Sep 23, 2020 13:43

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labor.
US virus deaths top 200k amid warnings current toll ‘tip of the iceberg’

Sep 23, 2020 09:45

The United States has hit the grim milestone of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with health officials saying that what is happening is just “the tip of the iceberg.”
Unilateral sanctions breach of intl. law, crime against humanity: Iran envoy

Sep 23, 2020 05:59

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has denounced unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic as violation of international law and “a crime against humanity,” calling on the international community to close ranks in the face of “the blatant injustice.”
Iran COVID-19 update: 184 deaths, 3,605 cases in 24 hours

Sep 23, 2020 09:14

The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 3,605 COVID-19 infections and 184 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
Insufficient COVID protections for US postal workers pose threat to mail-in voting

Sep 22, 2020 18:48

In recent weeks, furors over Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s cost-cutting initiatives, and over US President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated warnings of voter fraud, have overshadowed a significant threat to the Postal Service’s ability to handle the expected tens of millions of mail-in ballots this fall: a rapid rise in the number of workers sidelined by COVID-19.
Iran registers 3,712 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Sep 22, 2020 09:45

The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 3,712 COVID-19 infections and 178 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
'Confident' Russia to share legal risks of COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 22, 2020 08:22

Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than requiring buyers to take on the full risk, the head of the state fund bankrolling the project told Reuters.